GENEVA – The close games – and there have been a handful for the St. Charles East boys basketball team – keep trending the Saints’ way.

East claimed another dramatic, emotionally draining battle of wills Friday, overcoming a blown lead late in regulation to defeat Geneva, 58-53, in double overtime.

This might have been the Saints’ most meaningful escape job yet. The win moves East ahead of Geneva in the Upstate Eight Conference River standings and leaves East and Larkin as the last two-loss teams in the conference standings.